WorksheetsRise and Spread of Islam Review Quiz
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the fourth pillar of Islam, Zakat, mean?
a)
charity: take away money from the wealthy
b)
fasting: do not eat during Ramadan
c)
charity: give money to the poor
d)
prayers: pray to Allah 5 times a day
2.
*Made advances in mathematics, science, and medicine
*Perserved Greek and Roman learning
*Influenced Spanish architecture and literature
These achievements are most closley associated with the
*Perserved Greek and Roman learning
*Influenced Spanish architecture and literature
These achievements are most closley associated with the
a)
Golden Age of Islam
b)
Maya Empire
c)
Gupta Empire
d)
Tang dynasty
3.
What is the word for God in Arabic? (7.2.2)
a)
Allah
b)
Almighty
c)
Creator
d)
King
4.
Christianity, Islam and Judaism all have what in common? (7.2.2)
a)
They are all monotheistic
b)
They are all polytheistic
c)
They all started in the city of Mecca
d)
They all are no longer religions
5.
What is Hajj?
a)
The pilgrimage Muslims must make to Mecca because they have to remember where Muhammed was born
b)
The pilgrimage Muslims must make to Mecca because they The pilgrimage that Muslims must make to Mecca at least once in their lives.
c)
A sixth pillar of Islam
6.
What is the third pillar of Islam?
a)
Sawm
b)
Zakat
c)
Shahada
d)
Salat
7.
What does the name Islam mean?
a)
religion
b)
life
c)
one who submits
d)
submission
8.
Which of the following is not a Holy City to Muslims?
a)
Damascus
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Mecca
d)
Medina
9.
What are the basic tenents of the Islam faith called?
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
Five Pillars
c)
Eightfold path
d)
Three Wise Sayings
10.
What was the unifying force in the Muslim world?
a)
geographic isolation
b)
Arab language and culture
c)
political unity
d)
race-based slavery
11.
Who became the prophet of a new religion developed in Arabia called Islam?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Moses
c)
Ibn-Sind
d)
Ibn-Rashd
12.
How are the Five Pillars in Islam and ten commandments in Christianity similar?
a)
Guide for the afterlife
b)
guide for praying towards Mecca
c)
Guide for moral and ethical living
d)
guide for achieving God's forgiveness
13.
Which Pillar affirms monotheism?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
14.
What are the five pillars of Islam?
a)
Shahada, Confession, Truth, Trust, Giving
b)
Shahada, Confession, Alms, Prayer, Fasting
c)
Shahada, Salat, Sawm, Zakat, Haji
d)
Shahada, Salat, Sawm, Zakat, Alms
15.
What is the body of law for Islam?
a)
Talmud
b)
Hajj
c)
Sharia
d)
Mecca
16.
What are the two holy cities of Islam?
a)
Mecca and Medina
b)
Mecca and Damascus
c)
Damascus and Jerusalem
d)
Petra and Medina
17.
Which Muslim group believes that Caliphs must be related to Muhammad?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shi'ia
c)
Sufi
18.
When Muslims conquered a new land, they often
a)
Never forced the people to convert to Islam
b)
Always forced the people to convert to Islam
c)
Would adopt the religion of the conquered people
d)
Were tolerant, but imposed special taxes on non-Muslims
19.
Qur'an, is the holy book. The religion's name means "submission," deriving from a root word that means "peace." The word Muslim means "one who submits to Allah." Muslim's follow The 5 Pillars: 1. The testimony of faith (shahada), 2. Prayer (salat), 3. Giving (zakat), 4. Fasting (sawm), Pilgrimage (hajj)
a)
sikhism
b)
buddhism
c)
animism
d)
islam
20.
Which of the following accomplishments is credited to the Muslims?
a)
initial exploration to North and Central America
b)
mathematical concepts including Algebra
c)
colonization of east Asia and Japan
d)
first time engineering feats including road building
21.
Which of the following was a primary reason for the split in Islam into different sects?
a)
Disagreement over icons
b)
Disagreement over divinity of Muhammad
c)
Disagreement over Islamic leadership
d)
Disagreement over "People of the Book"
22.
What is shown in the picture?
a)
Kabba
b)
Hagia Sophia
c)
Minarets
d)
Dome of the Rock
23.
What are the three sacred texts in Judaism, Islam, Christianity
a)
Torah, Book of Mormon, Bible
b)
Torah, tablets of faith, bible
c)
Torah, Qu'ran, Bible
d)
Torah, Qu'ran, Canon Law
24.
Which was the primary cultural contribution of the Muslims during the Abbasid Period?
a)
The Muslims were able to recover and preserve the works of the ancient philosophers and mathmaticians and to transmit this knowledge from one civilization to another.
b)
The Muslims became extraordinarily adept to portraits, focusing on depictions of Muhammad and the early Caliphs.
c)
Although the material culture of the Abbasid period remained poor, Muslims were able to make some advances in music.
d)
Islamic learning was necessarily unique, as there was no access to ancient traditions of philosophy and science.
25.
The Islamic Schism resulted in Islam splitting into these two main sects
a)
Sufi and Sikhs
b)
Orthodox and Catholicism
c)
Messianic and Hassidic
d)
Sunni and Shia
26.
The spread of Islam included every are EXCEPT
a)
North Africa
b)
Spain
c)
Italy
d)
Arabia
27.
The Islamic Schism resulted primarily from a disagreement over this
a)
The Five Pillars
b)
Choice of leader or Caliph for Islam
c)
Treatment of Jews and Christians
d)
Location of the capitol city
28.
Muslims who thought that only Mohammed's decedents could become caliphs.
a)
Shiite
b)
Muslim
c)
Allah
d)
Sunni
29.
Muslims who did not think caliphs had to be related to Mohammed.
a)
Shiite
b)
Muslim
c)
Sunni
d)
Allah
30.
Holy book of Islam.
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Holy Book of Muslims
d)
Qur'an (Koran)
31.
A journey to a sacred place, and is one of the 5 pillars.
a)
Pilgrimage (hajj)
b)
Medina
c)
Mecca
d)
Prophet
32.
Giving to others who are poor and less fortunate.
a)
Prayer
b)
Fasting
c)
Pilgrimage
d)
Alms (zakat)
33.
A Muslim place of worship.
a)
Mosque
b)
Church
c)
Temple
d)
Synogeue
34.
*Blank* is the holy book of Islam
a)
the New Testament
b)
the Old Testament
c)
the Qur'an
d)
the Khadijah
35.
Where was Muhammad born?
a)
Medina
b)
Mecca
c)
India
d)
Egypt
36.
What is the name of a follower of Islam?
a)
Muslim
b)
Jewish
c)
Christian
d)
Hindu
37.
What is the name of the angel that the Muslim's believe spoke to Muhammad and made him a prophet?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Gaberial
c)
Joshua
d)
Abu
38.
How did people adapt to the conditions of the Arabian Peninsula?
a)
They used camels to travel, and they settles near oases
b)
They traveled to other countries
c)
They were not able to adapt and slowly began dying
d)
None of the above
39.
Which is a cultural achievement of the Muslims?
a)
Math
b)
Poetry
c)
Literature
d)
All of the above
40.
Which pillar requires Muslims to travel to Mecca at least on in their lives?
a)
Zakat
b)
Hajj
c)
Shari'ah
d)
Siyam
41.
What is the significance of the Kaaba?
a)
It is a very unique cube-shaped building
b)
It is the holiest shrine in the Islamic World. It is located in the Great Mosque of Mecca, the most sacred place in Islam.
c)
It is a very popular building in Mecca.
d)
None of the above
42.
______________ was respected for his devotion to Muhammad as well as to Islam. In 632, the leaders of the dominant group within the Muslim community selected him as Muhammad’s successor.
a)
Abd al-Malik
b)
Abd al-Rahman
c)
Abu Bakr
d)
Uthman
43.
In 632, Abu Bakr became the first _____________, a title that means “successor”. He promised Muslims that he would closely follow Muhammad’s example.
a)
Bureaucrat
b)
Sunnis
c)
Caliph
d)
Stronghold
44.
________________ was a minority that resisted the Umayyads and refused to accept the rule of the selected caliphs. This minority believed that the caliph should always be a relative of the Prophet Muhammad. This group was called ____________, meaning the “party” of Ali.
a)
Umayyads
b)
Sunnis
c)
Shi’a (Shiites)
d)
Abbasids
45.
To be closer to their power base, the Abbasids made _______________ their new capital in 762. Located on the Tigris River, it lay on old east-west trade routes. It became a busy marketplace and one of the world’s major trading centers. It is now capital of present-day Iraq.
a)
Baghdad
b)
Al-Andalus
c)
Damascus
d)
Cordoba
46.
____________________ borrowed the numerical system and zero from Indian scholars. His work resulted in the Arabic numbering system that is still used in most of the world. He also wrote the first book about Algebra.
a)
Omar Khayyam
b)
Al-Khwarizmi
c)
Abd al-Rahman
d)
Maimonides
47.
In 661, Ali was assassinated. The system of selecting a caliph died with him. A family known as the _____________ took power and set up a hereditary dynasty. This meant that rulers would come from one family and inherit the right to rule. The _____________ also moved the Muslim capital from Medina to Damascus, a newly conquered city that had been part of the Byzantine Empire.
a)
Umayyads
b)
Sunnis
c)
Shi’a (Shiites)
d)
A. Umayyads B. Sunnis C. Shi’a (Shiites) Abbasids
48.
Over time, different groups began to protest Umayyad rule. One group, the ______________, gained support from Muslims who opposed the Umayyads. By 750, the ____________ and their supporters had taken power.
a)
Umayyads
b)
Sunni
c)
Shi’a (Shiites)
d)
Abbasids
49.
Friday afternoons are set aside for community worship and prayer. Those who are able gather at a _______________, a building used for Muslim worship; All _____________ face Mecca so that Muslims pray in that direction.
a)
Ka’aba
b)
Hijrah
c)
Qu’ran
d)
Mosque
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